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As tensions mount between the Empire and the Republic, <name>, apprentice to Darth Zash, leaves the confines of Imperial space in search of the lost artifacts of the legendary Dark Lord of the Sith, Tulak Hord.?

<name> heads to the decadent Hutt-controlled world of Nar Shaddaa to secure one of Tulak Hord's artifacts from the charismatic and egotistical Sith Lord Paladius, who has established a personal cult among the downtrodden of the glittering city-world.?

With the help of Paladius's former cultists, <name> plots to steal Paladius's cult and his artifact. But first <name> must win a following among Nar Shaddaa's masses....?